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labrat469

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Scenarios and old school paper and dice games
« on: October 29, 2009, 12:46:12 PM »
When I read some of the scenarios posted I feel like I'm reliving some of the situations I went through playing the old paper and dice game Twilight 2000. Has anyone else played this game in their younger days?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twilight_2000
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Re: Scenarios and old school paper and dice games
« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2009, 06:55:27 PM »
Twilight 2000 was a fun game... I used to play it quite a bit.

One of the guys I game with was a writer for GDW and helped put together a lot of those books. So I had a hell of a GM for those.

Good times.
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Re: Scenarios and old school paper and dice games
« Reply #2 on: October 29, 2009, 08:11:17 PM »
I still have my copy sitting in the original box and a few of the first modules.
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Re: Scenarios and old school paper and dice games
« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2009, 08:12:10 PM »
How bout Dungeons and Dragons ???
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Re: Scenarios and old school paper and dice games
« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2009, 08:54:34 PM »
Quote from: stockcarracer on October 29, 2009, 08:12:10 PM
How bout Dungeons and Dragons ???

I am a well rounded geek, we play 4th ed. on Sundays...
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Re: Scenarios and old school paper and dice games
« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2009, 08:58:33 PM »
Other games I still have Traveller and Star Frontiers. I think I stopped playing AD&D after 2nd edition came out. Now in PDF I have the 1976 edition of D&D with all 9 books. But my all time favorite was Twilight 2000. They recently redid the history time-line and renamed the game Twilight 2013

The first adventure is Twilight 2000 was a pure SHTF scenario. You started out in central Poland and your division just got wiped out by three Russian divisions. But you gave as good as you got. The Russian divisions are no longer combat effective and the front line is fluid at the time. The only things you had were your weapons, some ammo, very little equipment and food, and maybe a vehicle. And your goal was to get back to Germany.
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Re: Scenarios and old school paper and dice games
« Reply #6 on: September 12, 2010, 09:05:54 AM »
What about ... S&S? Suburbs and Suburbanites! "My 9th level accountant audits your babysitter!" (Rolls a 20 sided dice). "Sucess, a dirty little secret comes out. You lose 5 wealth points and your portfolio must save versus ... " OK OK you're right its not a real game. Hopefully I just cracked a few of you up though.
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Re: Scenarios and old school paper and dice games
« Reply #7 on: September 12, 2010, 09:32:07 AM »
I used to play Twilight 2000 quite a bit. In fact, it was the only game that we used to play that I liked to GM. We played a lot of them though D&D 3rd edition, Rifts, Star Wars, MERP, etc. I've actually been trying to find another group but I don't think it would be the same without the original crew.
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Re: Scenarios and old school paper and dice games
« Reply #8 on: September 12, 2010, 10:58:38 AM »
Quote from: stockcarracer on October 29, 2009, 08:12:10 PM
How bout Dungeons and Dragons ???


We have a weekly DnD game.  The group I play with has been togather since memorial day weekend 1982.  We are nearing the end of our first 4th edition campaign.  Others we have played over the years, Battletech, Car Wars, Star Wars etc.

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Re: Scenarios and old school paper and dice games
« Reply #9 on: September 13, 2010, 08:38:25 AM »
Quote from: Fairlane on September 12, 2010, 10:58:38 AM
Quote from: stockcarracer on October 29, 2009, 08:12:10 PM
How bout Dungeons and Dragons ???


We have a weekly DnD game.  The group I play with has been togather since memorial day weekend 1982.  We are nearing the end of our first 4th edition campaign.  Others we have played over the years, Battletech, Car Wars, Star Wars etc.



Ah... Battletech... My first serious game... I've still got a better part of an inner sphere regiment of mechs. The good stuff from before FASA lost the rights to all their anime mecha like the warhammer and the archer.
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Re: Scenarios and old school paper and dice games
« Reply #10 on: February 22, 2012, 08:58:23 AM »
Ah Yes Twilight 2000 - still have the box and my old characters!  It was basically D&D moved to the 20th century...way back in the 20th century....
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Re: Scenarios and old school paper and dice games
« Reply #11 on: February 24, 2012, 09:28:28 AM »
Quote from: Groovy Mike on February 22, 2012, 08:58:23 AM
Ah Yes Twilight 2000 - still have the box and my old characters!  It was basically D&D moved to the 20th century...way back in the 20th century....

It's really funny to look through the vehicles and look at what they thought a T-90 and an M1A2 were going to look like. Little casemate turrets and all.
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Re: Scenarios and old school paper and dice games
« Reply #12 on: February 28, 2012, 04:50:03 PM »
I played them all.  Loved Twilight 2000.  Turned me into a prepper and love combloc weapons. 
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Re: Scenarios and old school paper and dice games
« Reply #13 on: February 29, 2012, 12:38:33 AM »
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Other games I still have Traveller and Star Frontiers. I think I stopped playing AD&D after 2nd edition came out.
what he said....
I still have my D&D box set with the paper chits.

I want to play panzer blitz....or even boot hill...
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Re: Scenarios and old school paper and dice games
« Reply #14 on: March 08, 2012, 09:16:16 AM »
Quote from: MakarovingCharges on September 12, 2010, 09:05:54 AM
What about ... S&S? Suburbs and Suburbanites! "My 9th level accountant audits your babysitter!" (Rolls a 20 sided dice). "Sucess, a dirty little secret comes out. You lose 5 wealth points and your portfolio must save versus ... " OK OK you're right its not a real game. Hopefully I just cracked a few of you up though.

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